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English verb: alienate | |||
| 1. | alienate (emotion) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | ||
| Samples | She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to alienate Sue | ||
| Synonyms | alien, disaffect, estrange | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drift apart, drift away, wean | ||
| 2. | alienate (possession) transfer property or ownership | ||
| Samples | The will aliened the property to the heirs. | ||
| Synonyms | alien | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| 3. | alienate (emotion) make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated | ||
| Samples | The boring work alienated his employees. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||
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